Hat left at scene led detectives to accused Publix robber

A hat left at the scene led detectives to a man accused of robbing multiple Publix stores in Central Florida in the last two months.

DNA evidence linked 34-year-old Cecil Dante Buckner to the March 16 Publix armed robbery on Sand Lake Road, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Wednesday. A judge ordered him to be held without bond on Thursday morning.

Sheriff's Office Lt. Parks Duncan said investigators believe Buckner worked with two other people they have identified, but are not naming at this time. Duncan said a fourth person could have also been involved in the armed robberies at a Winter Park Publix on Feb. 28 and a DeLand Publix on March 20.

Detectives have linked Buckner to the Sand Lake Road and the DeLand robberies, but are hoping members of the public will provide additional information that will lead to more arrests.

"We need additional information, concrete information," Demings said. "More arrests are certainly going to occur in the very near future."

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